Cheludo Tinaye Butale is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in International Relations at Cyprus International University. She is currently working on her PhD thesis which focuses on a gender perspective of trade policies in international organisations that include the European Union (EU), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Her study focuses on a gender perspective of SADC, ASEAN and the EU trade and development policies for the informal sector. Her work draws on feminist theories particularly post-structural feminist theory and makes use of critical discourse analysis. Her research interests include International Development, Global Governance, International Political Economy and International Security. She is currently a consultant that focuses on gender and socio-economic and security issues in international organisations and is a part-time Author and former board member of A Different View, mother body, International Association for Political Science Students in the Netherlands. She is also a part-time tutor for the degree programme of youth development at Botswana Open University. As a tutor, she is responsible for providing specific knowledge on youth and sustainable development issues and on youth development networks, partnerships and resources.

Her academic work on a gender perspective of globalisation has been published by the Friedrich Ebert Journal for Latin America. Her current academic work also focuses on a gender perspective of the informal sector in southern Africa. She has six years of experience in dealing with issues of public policy at the Ministry for Presidential Affairs Governance and Public Administration. Prior to working at the Ministry for Presidential Affairs Governance and Public Administration, she worked at the First National Bank of Botswana. She also previously worked for a short period at Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Botswana where she focused on thematic research projects on gender, social justice and democracy. At Friedrich Ebert Foundation she was also responsible for mapping the state of civil society organisations including women regional networks in southern Africa.

Cheludo has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Management College of Southern Africa as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Botswana. Under her Master's degree, her main area of interest was Economics and International Business. Meanwhile, under her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, her area of focus was International Political Economy, Politics of Southern Africa and Security Studies.